A rare Martin Brothers stoneware sculpture of a fireman rescuing a lady by Robert Wallace Martin,

£1,000 - £1,500

A rare Martin Brothers stoneware sculpture of a fireman rescuing a lady by Robert Wallace Martin, the stoneware maquette biscuit fired, unsigned, exhibition paper label, 10cm. high

Provenance

Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis, 1978, catalogue number 7.

The Cornish Collection

Literature

Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis Publications, page 25 fig.21 this actual figure illustrated. The caption suggests the maquette relates to Robert Wallace Martin's association with J A Beaumont managing director of the County Fire Office.